Biography
Asta Nielsen is often considered the 'first international movie star', and was an explosively popular female lead through the 1910s and 20s. Though born in Denmark, she mostly worked in Germany and starred in over 70 films, usually directed by her husband Urban Gad. She was known for her boyish looks and had her breakout in the erotically charged 'Afgrunden' (1910).
Filmography
all 86
Movies 85
self 7
TV Shows 1
Producer 1
Self (archive footage)
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone (2023)
Movie
Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema (2020)
Movie
Self
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film (2016)
Movie
(archive footage)
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen (2003)
Movie
Self
Asta Nielsen (1968)
Movie
Self
Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)
TV
(archive footage)
12 Minuten UFA (1943)
Movie
herself (archive footage)
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist (1933)
Movie
Vera Holgk
Impossible Love (1932)
Movie
Elsie seine Frau
The Dangerous Age (1927)
Movie
Selma Karchow
Small Town Sinners (1927)
Movie
Clarina, Tänzerin
Agitated Woman (1927)
Movie
Auguste - Old Street Walker
Tragedy of the Street (1927)
Movie
Singer - Das Experiment
The Vice of Humanity (1927)
Movie
Anna Grosser
The Fallen (1926)
Movie
Tibetanerin
Living Buddhas (1925)
Movie
Hedda Gabler, Ehefrau von Tesman
Hedda Gabler (1925)
Movie
Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
Athleten (1925)
Movie
Maria Lechner
Joyless Street (1925)
Movie
Josefine
The Woman in Flames (1924)
Movie
Rosi Hergentheim
Die Schmetterlingsschlacht (1924)
Movie
Herself
The Film in the Film (1924)
Movie
Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
The House by the Sea (1924)
Movie
Maria Magdalena
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity (1923)
Movie
Producer
Downfall (1923)
Movie
Carmencita Navarro
Navarro the Dancer (1923)
Movie
Lulu
Earth Spirit (1923)
Movie
Vanina
Vanina (1922)
Movie
Brigantenbraut
Revenge of the Bandits (1922)
Movie
Julie
Fräulein Julie (1922)
Movie
Nastassja Baraschkowa
Wandering Souls (1921)
Movie
Mary Verhag
Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)
Movie
Hamlet
Hamlet (1921)
Movie
Lulu
Steuermann Holk (1920)
Movie
Girl Lissy / Mulattin / Filmstar
Kurfürstendamm (1920)
Movie
Madelaine
Graf Sylvains Rache (1920)
Movie
Elena
Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang (1920)
Movie
Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
According to Law (1919)
Movie
Henriette Mauclerc
Intoxication (1919)
Movie
Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
Towards the Light (1919)
Movie
Dora Waren
So Ends My Song (1919)
Movie
Lulu
Die Büchse der Pandora (1919)
Movie
Helene Netzler
The Queen of the Stock Exchange (1918)
Movie
Eskimo Ivigtut
The Eskimo Baby (1918)
Movie
Wanda
Eine Rose der Wildnis (1918)
Movie
Margit
In Turmoil (1918)
Movie
Esther
The Orphanage Child (1917)
Movie
Lotte
Cinderella (1916)
Movie
Thilda Wardier
White Roses (1916)
Movie
Thilda Wardier
The White Roses (1916)
Movie
Lis
The ABC of Love (1916)
Movie
Dora Brandes
Dora Brandes (1916)
Movie
Jesta
Little Angel's Wedding (1916)
Movie
Sabine Schulze
Frontstairs and Backstairs (1916)
Movie
Marta
Die Ewige Nacht (1916)
Movie
Jesta
The Guinea-Pig (1916)
Movie
Die Barbierstochter Bolette
The False Asta Nielsen (1915)
Movie
Zigeunerin Zirzi
Die Tochter der Landstrasse (1915)
Movie
Wanda Petri
Das Feuer (1914)
Movie
Actress
Zapata's Gang (1914)
Movie
Elena
Das Kind ruft (1914)
Movie
Jesta
Little Angel (1914)
Movie
Ruth Breton
The Film Prima Donna (1913)
Movie
Von Hessendorffs Tochter
S1 (1913)
Movie
Nelly Panburne
The Suffragette (1913)
Movie
Juanita
Death in Seville (1913)
Movie
Hanna Meyer
Die Sünden der Väter (1913)
Movie
Jesta Müller
Jugend und Tollheit (1913)
Movie
Kamma
Comedians (1912)
Movie
Zidra
A Romany Spy (1912)
Movie
Sanna
When the Mask Falls (1912)
Movie
Thekla von der Linde
The General's Children (1912)
Movie
Bella Burk
Der Totentanz (1912)
Movie
Jenny Schmidt
Poor Jenny (1912)
Movie
Paula Müller
Zu Tode Gehetzt (1912)
Movie
Creszenz Fitzinger
Die Macht des Goldes (1912)
Movie
Yvonne
The Traitress (1911)
Movie
Camille Flavier - Actress
The Ballet Dancer (1911)
Movie
Miss May
The Strange Bird (1911)
Movie
Luscha
Gypsy Blood (1911)
Movie
Annie
The Great Moment (1911)
Movie
Stella
The Black Dream (1911)
Movie
Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
The Moth (1911)
Movie
Jonna
Gypsy Blood (1911)
Movie
Magda Vang
The Abyss (1910)
Movie
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1881-09-11
Deathday1972-05-25 (90 years old)
Birth NameAsta Sofie Amalie Nielsen
Birth PlaceGammel Kongevej, Denmark
RelationshipsGregori Chmara (1923-01-01 - 1930-01-01)
CitizenshipsDenmark
Also Known AsAsta Sofie Amalie Nielsen, The Silent Muse, Die Asta
AwardsGerman Film Award
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